Small Wars Journal

9 September SWJ Roundup

Fri, 09/09/2011 - 7:28am

US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Libya

Jibril: Battle in Libya Not Yet Finished - VOA

Rebels Struggle to Win Over Town - WP

Rebels Scrambling to Secure Kadafi Arsenals - LAT

Transitional Council Prepares to Move Capital to Tripoli - NYT

Libya Interim Leaders Urge Unity - BBC

Gaddafi Men Flee to Niger, Hunt for Leader Goes On - Reuters

Special Libyan Unit Hunting Down Gadhafi - AP

Interpol Issues Red Notices for Arrest of Gadhafi - AP

Gaddafi General 'Flees to Niger' - BBC

 

Syria

Syrian Forces Launch New Raids - VOA

Syria Protesters Appeal for Help, More Bloodshed Looms - Reuters

Syria Defectors Shed Light on Regime's Crackdown - LAT

Iran’s President Calls for End to Syrian Crackdown - NYT

Syrian Ally Iran Urges Dialogue and an End to Violence - AP

HRW: Syrian Forces Remove Wounded From Hospitals - AP

 

Afghanistan

On Frontline, US Soldiers See Longer War Ahead - Reuters

NATO Forces Killed BBC Reporter - BBC

NATO Says Soldier Killed Afghan Reporter for BBC - AP

Case Against Soldier in Afghan Death Moves Ahead - AP

Hearing Begins for 3 Marines Accused of Hazing - S&S

ISAF Operations Update - AFPS

 

Pakistan

Pakistan Bans bin Laden Home Visits Ahead of 9/11 - AP

 

Iraq

US Might Put Troops in Kuwait as Backup for Iraqi Forces - AP

UK Issues Findings of Iraqi Abuse Inquiry - AP

Report Details British Abuses in Iraq - NYT

Slain Iraqi Reporter Had Warned of Threats - WP

 

Israel / Palestinians

Abbas Vows to Push Palestinian Statehood Bid - WP

Abbas Says US Is ‘Too Late’ on UN Bid - NYT

US Confirms Palestinian Statehood Veto Threat - VOA

US Vows to Veto Palestinian Statehood Bid at UN - Reuters

Critics Fault Israel Govt Approach to Palestinian UN Bid - LAT

Turkey 'to Escort Gaza Aid Ships' - BBC

Israel Wants No Saber-Rattling With Turkey - Reuters

 

Egypt

Egyptian Officer Says Police Used Weapons to Kill Protesters - VOA

Regime Ordered Excessive Force, ex-Police Official Says - LAT

Testimony Implicates a Mubarak Co-Defendant - NYT

Egyptian Protesters Return to Cairo's Tahrir Square - Reuters

 

Middle East / North Africa

Former UK PM Blair Criticizes Iran and Syria - BBC

Blair Wants New Middle East Peace Drive - Reuters

Cleric: Bahrain Crackdown Failed to End Protests - AP

Bahrain Hunger-Strike Medics on Bail - BBC

 

Al Qaeda

Al Qaeda Shadow of Former Self 10 Years After 9/11 - Reuters

 

NATO

NATO Incorporates Afghan Methods into Training - AFPS

 

US Department of Defense

Terrorism, Budget Among Panetta's Challenges - NPR

Dempsey Reflects on Challenges Facing Department, Services - AFPS

9/11 Changed War-Fighting - WT

Proposed Changes in Military Benefits Worry Troops - USAT

Swift Takes Reins of Navy's 7th Fleet - S&S

 

United States

US Investigates Specific, Credible Threat for 9/11 Anniversary - VOA

Specific, Unconfirmed Threat Targeting NY or DC - WP

Officials Chase Unconfirmed al-Qaida Bomb Plot - AP

US Faces 'Credible 9/11 Threat' - BBC

Military, CIA Shun 9/11 Panel on Covert Operations - WT

Officials: Defense-Intelligence Integration Strongest Since 9/11 - AFPS

White House Calls for Service on 9/11 Anniversary - AFPS

House Committee Passes Jobs Bill for Veterans - AFT

Vets' Group Blasts Honor for Fed Employees Killed on Duty - S&S

White House Chooses Four Service Members as Fellows - AFPS

Biggest Air Assault Yet Set for Texas Blaze - AP

The 9/11 ‘Overreaction’? - WP opinion

Vindicating George Bush - WP opinion

Defining Terrorism Down - WT opinion

 

United Kingdom

UK Diplomat Meets Belhaj Over Rendition Claim - AP

 

United Nations

UN Boss Uses 9/11 to Call for Global Anti-Terror Treaty - Reuters

UN Chief Regrets Lack of Terrorism Convention - AP

Prognosis Poor for UN Chronic Disease Meeting - Reuters

 

Africa

Somalia Asks Neighbors for Security Help at Summit - VOA

Somali Soldier Shoots 5 at Food Aid Site - VOA

Somalis Slowly Return to Ruined Homes in Capital - AP

Somalia Denies CIA Detention Base - BBC

Sudanese Deal Reached over Abyei - BBC

Sudan, South Sudan Forces to Pull Back From Abyei - Reuters

South Africa Names Controversial New Chief Justice - LAT

 

Americas

Mexico Drug Radio Network Smashed - BBC

Mexican Navy Dismantles Zeta Communication System - AP

Mexico Seeks More for Deadly Casino Fire - BBC

Venezuelans Accused of Aiding Colombian Rebels - WP

US Sanctions Venezuela Officials for FARC Aid - BBC

US Accuses Venezuela Officials of Drug Ties - Reuters

Retired General Promises Security in Guatemala Vote - Reuters

Hopes Cool for Freedom of American Jailed in Cuba - AP

Cuba: Fidel Castro Breaks Silence with Interview - WP

 

Asia Pacific

Militant Band Claims Role in Western China Attacks - NYT

China's War on Terror Widens Xinjiang's Ethnic Divide - Reuters

China: Protestor Sentenced for Supporting Bloggers - LAT

Popular China Rights Activist Gets Nine Months' Jail - Reuters

Chinese Paper Warns US on Arms Sale to Taiwan - AP

UN Short on Funds for N. Korea Hungry - AP

North Korea Conducts Massive Military Parade - AP

New Japan PM a Puppet or Puppet Master? - Reuters

US Envoy in Burma for Talks With Government - AP

Indonesia: Ex-Terrorist Is Now Comic Book Hero - AP

 

Europe

Europe Steers Into a Zone of Uncertainty - NYT

Two Men Arrested in German Bomb Plot - NYT

Russian President Warns Against Xenophobia - NYT

Mourners Gather at Arena of Russian Hockey Team - NYT

Berlusconi Faces New Scandal as Italy Crisis Mounts - Reuters

 

South Asia

Deadly India Blast Shows Scant Security Progress - AP

Indian Police Probe Deadly Blast - WP

Sri Lankan Terror Laws Criticized - BBC